Equity & Inclusion News

Panel to Discuss Jackson Water Crisis

Wednesday event held in celebration of World Water Day MARCH 21, 2023 BY ERIN GARRETT For many, it is unfathomable to think of going without access to water. It is a basic necessity and, arguably, a ...

Students enrolled in a Study USA course visit Capitol Hill.

Study USA Offers Courses Tied to UM’s 60th Anniversary of Integration

Topics include minorities in health professions, politics of inequality MARCH 10, 2023 BY BENITA WHITEHORN The University of Mississippi‘s Study USA program is offering five intersession courses with ...

State Rep. Tommy Reynolds (center) visits with UM Hillel officers Malachy Bartkus (left) and Isabella Gadberry at the Mississippi Capitol. Gadberry and Bartkus spoke to the House of Representatives chamber on the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Submitted photo

UM Hillel Visits State Capitol on Holocaust Remembrance Day

University’s only Jewish student community spoke on Auschwitz liberation’s 78th anniversary MARCH 5, 2023 BY CLARA TURNAGE Two students from the University of Mississippi Hillel addressed ...

University Awarded Grant to Promote Inclusivity in STEM Education

UM joins 15 institutions tasked with evaluating inclusive teaching MARCH 1, 2023 BY ERIN GARRETT The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded the University of Mississippi a new grant to ...

Award-Winning Authors Aim to Inspire Positive Values in Children

UM alumni release second book, offer to help other aspiring authors FEBRUARY 26, 2023 BY CIARA WALKER WILLIAMS University of Mississippi alumni and co-authors Samuel and Freda Narh are on a mission to ...